# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ ========================= Abortable tasks overview ========================= For long-running :class:`Task`'s, it can be desirable to support aborting during execution. Of course, these tasks should be built to support abortion specifically. The :class:`AbortableTask` serves as a base class for all :class:`Task` objects that should support abortion by producers. * Producers may invoke the :meth:`abort` method on :class:`AbortableAsyncResult` instances, to request abortion. * Consumers (workers) should periodically check (and honor!) the :meth:`is_aborted` method at controlled points in their task's :meth:`run` method. The more often, the better. The necessary intermediate communication is dealt with by the :class:`AbortableTask` implementation. Usage example ------------- In the consumer: .. code-block:: python from celery.contrib.abortable import AbortableTask class MyLongRunningTask(AbortableTask): def run(self, **kwargs): logger = self.get_logger(**kwargs) results = [] for x in xrange(100): # Check after every 5 loops.. if x % 5 == 0: # alternatively, check when some timer is due if self.is_aborted(**kwargs): # Respect the aborted status and terminate # gracefully logger.warning("Task aborted.") return None y = do_something_expensive(x) results.append(y) logger.info("Task finished.") return results In the producer: .. code-block:: python from myproject.tasks import MyLongRunningTask def myview(request): async_result = MyLongRunningTask.delay() # async_result is of type AbortableAsyncResult # After 10 seconds, abort the task time.sleep(10) async_result.abort() ... After the `async_result.abort()` call, the task execution is not aborted immediately. In fact, it is not guaranteed to abort at all. Keep checking the `async_result` status, or call `async_result.wait()` to have it block until the task is finished. .. note:: In order to abort tasks, there needs to be communication between the producer and the consumer. This is currently implemented through the database backend. Therefore, this class will only work with the database backends. """ from __future__ import absolute_import from celery.task.base import Task from celery.result import AsyncResult """ Task States ----------- .. state:: ABORTED ABORTED ~~~~~~~ Task is aborted (typically by the producer) and should be aborted as soon as possible. """ ABORTED = "ABORTED" class AbortableAsyncResult(AsyncResult): """Represents a abortable result. Specifically, this gives the `AsyncResult` a :meth:`abort()` method, which sets the state of the underlying Task to `"ABORTED"`. """ def is_aborted(self): """Returns :const:`True` if the task is (being) aborted.""" return self.backend.get_status(self.task_id) == ABORTED def abort(self): """Set the state of the task to :const:`ABORTED`. Abortable tasks monitor their state at regular intervals and terminate execution if so. Be aware that invoking this method does not guarantee when the task will be aborted (or even if the task will be aborted at all). """ # TODO: store_result requires all four arguments to be set, # but only status should be updated here return self.backend.store_result(self.task_id, result=None, status=ABORTED, traceback=None) class AbortableTask(Task): """A celery task that serves as a base class for all :class:`Task`'s that support aborting during execution. All subclasses of :class:`AbortableTask` must call the :meth:`is_aborted` method periodically and act accordingly when the call evaluates to :const:`True`. """ @classmethod def AsyncResult(cls, task_id): """Returns the accompanying AbortableAsyncResult instance.""" return AbortableAsyncResult(task_id, backend=cls.backend) def is_aborted(self, **kwargs): """Checks against the backend whether this :class:`AbortableAsyncResult` is :const:`ABORTED`. Always returns :const:`False` in case the `task_id` parameter refers to a regular (non-abortable) :class:`Task`. Be aware that invoking this method will cause a hit in the backend (for example a database query), so find a good balance between calling it regularly (for responsiveness), but not too often (for performance). """ task_id = kwargs.get('task_id', self.request.id) result = self.AsyncResult(task_id) if not isinstance(result, AbortableAsyncResult): return False return result.is_aborted()